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☆ ‘Suncoast’ review: Nico Parker, Laura Linney star in Laura Chinn’s deeply personal coming-of-age story
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A little movie with a dour theme, “Suncoast” had no chance of basking in the theatrical sunshine, but deserves to be seen on Hulu. Writer-director Laura Chinn tells the semi-autobiographical story about her dying brother and understandably crazed mother, with no-dry-eyes left performances by Nico Parker and Laura Linney, plus an assist from Woody Harrelson for good measure. “I’ll learn how to be fun again,” the mom tells the daughter in a rare moment of sobriety, acknowledging just how un-fun life has become for both. “Suncoast” premieres February 9 on Hulu. It’s rated R for teen drug and alcohol use.

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☆ Jennifer Jason Leigh on 'Fargo,' 'Fast Times,' 'Hateful Eight' & Most Famous Roles
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jennifer Jason Leigh knows how to make an entrance. Juno Temple as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lorraine Lyon in "Fargo" season five. Phoebe Cates and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." On the enjoyable experience of getting punched by Kurt RussellKurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight." On losing out on Catwoman — and the other role that got awayJennifer Jason Leigh as Sadie Flood in "Georgia."

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☆ 'Beetlejuice 2' is coming in 2024. Here's everything we know about the long-awaited sequel, from the movie's cast to release date.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tim Burton recently revealed that the sequel to his 1988 classic "Beetlejuice" had finished filming. The sequel, titled "Beetlejuice 2," stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The strike ended in early November 2023, and Burton revealed on Instagram on November 30 that they'd finally finished filming.

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It is the ideal way to celebrate the musician and civil rights activist, and the ideal gift for a music fan of any walk. Cost: $135SAY CHEESE: This one might give an audiophile a heart attack, but that doesn't make it any less adorable. The “Turntable Cheese Board" from Uncommon Goods is exactly what it sounds like — a cheese board designed to look like the most expensive, slick turntable, featuring a slate platter and hidden slicer in the one arm. Cost: $78HEAR IT LOUD: There's never a wrong time to upgrade headphones — in fact, it makes for a great gift. Cost: $47K-POP COOL: Far too often, holiday gift guides — even those specifically catering to music enthusiasts — fail to account for dedicated, artist-specific fandoms.

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☆ How ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ went from a cult classic to beloved Disney property
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Audience support led to multiple rereleases, elevating the film from a cult classic to a must-watch movie during both Halloween and Christmas. But after the “Beetlejuice” filmmaker departed the studio and proved his success in helming his first “Batman” film, Disney returned to the project. Moviestore/Shutterstock“They never felt (“Nightmare”) was a Disney film,” Selick told IGN. Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction is dressed up from Halloween to Christmas with characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." “Nightmare” characters now make regular appearances at the Disney parks during Halloween and Christmas, greeting young visitors and appearing on seasonal merchandise.

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☆ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’: A Hit That Initially Unnerved Disney
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Carlos Aguilar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“What’s this?” Jack Skellington sings excitedly when he first comes across Santa Claus’s snowy, colorful village in “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” That’s also what Disney executives asked with concern about the idiosyncratic stop-motion animation musical when they saw a rough cut. “Anytime you’re doing something like that, which was unknown: stop motion, the main character doesn’t have any eyeballs and it’s all music, what’s to feel comfortable about?” Tim Burton said during a video call from London. “Of course they would be nervous about it.”Burton’s “Nightmare,” currently back in theaters to commemorate its 30th anniversary, is now more popular than ever: This weekend the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles is holding a series of live concerts around the film, Disney theme parks feature seasonal attractions inspired by its characters, and merchandise, from board games to housewares, abounds. But the eccentric and endearing movie wasn’t always a ubiquitous part of our holiday watch list. Back in October 1993, “Nightmare” was released not as a Disney title but under the studio’s more adult-oriented label Touchstone Pictures.

Persons: Jack Skellington, ” That’s, Tim Burton, ” Organizations: Disney, Hollywood Bowl, Touchstone Pictures Locations: London, Los Angeles

More was riding on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a historical crime drama about a string of murders against the Osage nation in the early 1920s. “Killer of the Flower Moon” also marks the best wide-release debut for a film from a streaming company. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, said of the “Killers of the Flower Moon” launch. As dissimilar as “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” are, they’re alike in their extended run times. “Killers of the Flower Moon" also reeled in more young moviegoers than one might have expected.

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☆ A Minute With: Director Tim Burton showcases drawings, calls movies his 'troubled children'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Surrounded by American filmmaker and animator Tim Burton is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 11, 2023. Tim Burton/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11, 2023 - Oscar-nominated director Tim Burton says he has no favourites when it comes to his movies, describing them all as "troubled children". Known for films including "Edward Scissorhands", "Frankenweenie" and "Corpse Bride", Burton has also been showcasing his drawings and models in exhibitions. In an interview, Burton reflected on the show's latest incarnation, the "The World of Tim Burton", which opened on Wednesday at the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy. Burton: "It started with the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) show (in 2009) which took a couple of years to curate.

Persons: Tim Burton, Oscar, Edward Scissorhands, Burton, Jack, I've, Sarah Mills, John Stonestreet Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, MoMA, Modern, Thomson Locations: Handout, Turin, Italy, New York

For Lol Tolhurst, co-founder the influential “goth” band The Cure, it's all of the above. He explores what he calls “the last true alternative outsider subculture” in a new book titled, “Goth: A History,” published late last month by Hachette. From there, the book dives into gothic literature and the French existentialists, whom Tolhurst considers formative to the subculture. LA was also home to the psych rock band the Doors, who were the first group described as “gothic rock" — by critic John Stickney in 1967. Elsewhere, he draws connections between goth and Catholicism, a relationship Tolhurst believes goes beyond a shared iconography and morbidity.

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☆ 'Fast and Furious': Paris collector offers drives in famous movie cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Noemie Olive | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A French car collector offers just that in a new car museum south of Paris. The Chevelle is not for hire, but Galiegue's Movie Cars Central operation offers paying visitors the chance to take a spin in more than 10 mostly U.S.-made vintage car models that have featured in movies. One of those cars for hire is a DeLorean, transformed to resemble the time-travel machine from the 1985 film "Back to the Future". He owns 12 cars from the Fast and Furious series, eight of which are originals. The museum will soon have three new cars including one from the 1987 RoboCop movie.

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☆ Tim Burton hits out at ‘disturbing’ AI, likens it to a robot ‘taking’ your soul
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tim Burton has hit out at “disturbing” artificial intelligence (AI), comparing its use in imitating his distinctive style as “like a robot taking your humanity, your soul.”The prolific director behind movies “Edward Scissorhands,” “Corpse Bride” and “Beetlejuice” made the comments during an interview with British newspaper The Independent at the weekend. He was referencing an article by Buzzfeed that had used AI to reimagine Disney character as if they were in one of his movies. It’s like a robot taking your humanity, your soul.”Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder starred in Tim Burton's 1988 movie "Beetlejuice." Geffen/Warner Bros/Kobal/ShutterstockThe potential consequences of using AI are among the central issues driving the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes which have halted production in Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA, the actors union which represents about 160,000 members, has been on strike since July.

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☆ Tim Burton says AI imitations of his art style are missing 'humanity' and 'soul' — even if the results are 'pretty good'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tim Burton said AI art generators' imitations of his work felt soulless and lacked "humanity." He was referring to a BuzzFeed article that used AI to give Disney characters a Tim Burton makeover. Someone online prompts an AI art generator to imagine what a Wes Anderson version of "Star Wars" would look like, or Disney characters in the spooky style of Tim Burton. This BuzzFeed article features dark and creepy versions of Disney characters, like Elsa from Frozen. In an interesting twist, a federal judge recently ruled that AI artwork is not able to be copyrighted, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Persons: Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, Burton, Elsa, Tim Burton's, Marvel Organizations: Disney, Service, Independent, The, Marvel, Hollywood Locations: Wall, Silicon, Colorado

☆ Paul Reubens, actor best known as Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Austin Mullen | David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Actor Paul Reubens arrives as a guest for Comedy Central television's South Park The Tenth Season party in Los Angeles September 21, 2006. Actor Paul Reubens, who came to fame in the 1980s as children's TV star Pee-wee Herman, has died years after a cancer diagnosis, his team said Monday. Reubens rocketed to fame for creating the sarcastic but good-natured man-child Pee-wee Herman, a character whose red bowtie and sneering catch phrases — "I know you are, but what am I?" That eventually led to Reubens' big break, the 1985 movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," helmed by first-time feature film director Tim Burton. The success of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" led to Reubens landing a Saturday morning CBS show, "Pee-wee's Playhouse."

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☆ Why Cities Across the US Look the Same: Remote Work, High Home Prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( David A. Banks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The shift to remote work early in the pandemic allowed wealthy residents to ditch big cities in droves and set up shop in smaller cities and towns nearby. While the surging costs of housing and the new freedom of remote work helped trigger this mass migration, small cities have been laying the groundwork over the last decade to entice these big-city refugees. Then came the pandemic, and remote work suddenly made small cities a viable home for wealthy professionals. For the past two decades, cities have turned to an economic development strategy I've deemed "the city authentic." It spiked even more during the pandemic when change of addresses from New York City jumped a whopping 787%.

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☆ Earth's neighboring star Betelgeuse unexpectedly got 50% brighter —part of a weird process that will end in the dying star going supernova
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This dying red giant had only recently mysteriously dimmed its shine after an enormous explosion. It is expected to explode into a supernova visible from Earth, though likely not for thousands of years. The red giant — a star not far from death — is now shining about 50% brighter than it usually would, scientists said. Scientists are keeping a close eye on Betelgeuse, as this red giant is a dying star that is close to turning supernova. Betelgeuse could burst into a supernova visible from Earth — one dayA pre-supernova star, called a Wolf-Rayet star, 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.

☆ Mia Wasikowska brainwashes students in Cannes entry 'Club Zero'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Club Zero" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesCANNES, May 22 (Reuters) - Onetime Hollywood rising star Mia Wasikowska was at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday for the premiere of "Club Zero," which stars the Australian actor as a manipulative teacher and is director Jessica Hausner's second try at winning a Palme d'Or. "Club Zero" is Vienna-born Hausner's second film to be in the running for the film festival's top prize, after 2019's "Little Joe" that marked her English-language debut. In the film, new teacher Miss Novak (Wasikowska) leads a course on conscious eating for a group of teenage boarding school students that asks them to make increasingly drastic changes to their eating habits, with the goal of reaching "Club Zero." "Club Zero" is the latest in a series of independent films that Wasikowska has signed onto in the past few years.

☆ Name Above the Movie Title? How About in It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Leah Greenblatt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

With “Pinocchio” and the 2022 Netflix horror-anthology series “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” the director joins a long line of auteurs, from Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton, whose presence not merely above the title but in it serves as a stylistic marker, even when it’s not strictly their hand guiding the material. (The horror godhead Wes Craven habitually did the same; see “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.”) Few, though, can claim to be the one-man industry that is Tyler Perry, who retains full ownership of the projects produced under his personal shingle at his stand-alone studio in Atlanta. The multihyphenate creator has famously put‌‌ his signature on several movie and television titles released under its umbrella — including “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming,” the most recent iteration of the reliably raucous comedies that he also writes and stars in as a salty, well-cushioned matriarch of a certain age. While Madea is Perry’s wholesale creation, indubitably linked to the man who wears her wig onscreen, certain intellectual properties with roots that reach back centuries have tilted their brims instead toward a more literal (and literary) acknowledgment of the source. Neither he nor Christie is officially billed in the title.

☆ How Netflix has changed the global entertainment industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Since Netflix began its worldwide expansion in 2016, the streaming service has rewritten the playbook for global entertainment — from TV to film, and, more recently, video games. Still, Netflix's impact on the global TV industry is undeniable. More on Netflix's effect on global TV:The streamer's executive team was rebuilt with a global focusIn recent years, Netflix reoriented its leadership around its new global model. Peters also hired a new talent chief with international experience, former PepsiCo executive Sergio Ezama, to lead Netflix's global workforce. More on Netflix's corporate structure:Netflix has seen its first wide layoffs, though it continues to growThe corporate restructuring hasn't been without obstacles.

☆ 'Harry & Meghan' becomes Netflix's biggest-ever documentary debut
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTNetflix's series about Prince Harry and Meghan has become the streaming giant's biggest documentary debut yet. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty ImagesNetflix's documentary series about Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has become the streaming platform's biggest documentary debut yet. "Harry & Meghan" racked up 81.55 million viewing hours globally within its first four days of release, Netflix said Tuesday. By comparison, season five of "The Crown," now in its fifth week of release, recorded 18.9 million views over the week. "Harry & Meghan" is one of a series of programs the pair is producing under a commercial deal with Netflix.

☆ Netflix's 'Wednesday' is competing with the streamer's biggest hits, 'Stranger Things' and 'Squid Game,' for record-high viewership
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix's "Wednesday" is already one of the streamer's biggest TV originals ever after two weeks. Its viewership is on pace to pass "Stranger Things" season four and is rivaling its top show, "Squid Game." "Wednesday" also had Netflix's biggest first week of viewership ever, beating "Stranger Things" season four. The show is chasing the Korean-language series "Squid Game" to be Netflix's biggest original show of all time, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said at an event in New York City on Tuesday. "This group is far more likely to be among highly engaged viewers because the series has strong overlap with other young-skewing Netflix shows," including "Stranger Things," Alexander wrote.

☆ Netflix's 'Wednesday' creators on reimagining iconic character from 'The Addams Family'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Teddy Farkas | Fahiemah Al-Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNetflix's 'Wednesday' creators on reimagining iconic character from 'The Addams Family'On the latest episode of "Binge," CNBC's Carl Quintanilla speaks to Al Gough and Miles Millar, creators, showrunners and executive producers of Netflix's 'Wednesday.' They discuss how the series reimagines beloved 'Addams Family' member Wednesday as an angst-filled teenager, and how the show uniquely explores the notorious misanthrope's experiences at a supernatural boarding school all while navigating her emerging psychic abilities. The creators also open up about working with famed director Tim Burton, how the Netflix experience compares to their work on television mega-hit 'Smallville' and the unique challenges for storytellers developing and running a show in a streaming era.

☆ ‘Wednesday’ Review: Addams Family Adolescence
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

TV’s original goth girl gets her own show on Wednesday called “Wednesday” and starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday. As in Addams. The Addams Family has enjoyed so many manifestations that the natural question isn’t how far the new eight-episode series strays from all the other TV shows, movies or what cartoonist Charles Addams created in 1938. Ms. Ortega (“Jane the Virgin”) is a charismatic performer playing a character who is decidedly anti-charisma, so that’s an accomplishment; she has a face that triumphs over deadpan. But the people behind the show, among them director Tim Burton , may have to reassess how morbid and contrarian they want their girl to be.

☆ Google has a secretive project that could reduce the need for human engineers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Today, we've got the details on Elon Musk walking back perks at Twitter, and news on a secretive project at Google. Google has a secretive new project that teaches code to write itself. In this case, the goal is to reduce the need for humans to write and update code, while maintaining code quality. It later moved into Google Labs — a transition that signaled its increased importance to leaders, with Google Labs pursuing long-term bets. Elon Musk put an end to some Twitter perks.

☆ 'Wednesday' review: Jenna Ortega makes Netflix's Addams Family series look like a snap
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Although the main character’s name was inspired by the poetic line “Wednesday’s child is full of woe,” “Wednesday” is generally a delight, thanks almost entirely to Jenna Ortega. Having outgrown her Disney Channel days, Ortega makes the Addams Family’s now-high-school-age daughter the coolest humorless goth sociopath you’ll ever meet, in a Netflix series that’s more kooky than spooky or ooky. – a “five-fingered discount.” The writers extract a great deal of comedic mileage from that extremity, so give them a hand. Seeking to bring something new a property like the Addams Family, which has been done so many times before, isn’t easy without altering its DNA. To its credit, “Wednesday” rises to the challenge and mostly manages to make it look like a snap.

☆ Director Tim Burton on 'Wednesday': 'I felt it was written for me'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Alex Fraser | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LUCCA, Italy, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Filmmaker Tim Burton steps into the macabre and supernatural world of the Addams Family with new series "Wednesday". "I feel like it was written for me because...I felt like I was her as a boy in school," Burton told Reuters at the Lucca Comics and Games pop culture festival in Italy. "That feeling about family, school, technology, therapy, it just spoke to me...so it was very easy to identify with all of that. The Addams Family has been done very well in different ways. [1/4] Film director Tim Burton attends a news conference during the Lucca Comics and Games for the premiere of Netflix's new series 'Wednesday' in Lucca, Italy, October 31, 2022.

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